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Discontinued Operations - Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations (Details) - Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 139	$ 554	$ 577
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E)	$ 77	$ 227	$ 272

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Amount of deprecation and amortization expense attributable to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets of discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-Publisher FASB
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